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I saw Gabbert on that new NFL Network Show where Mooch put him up on the Board and the Kid is REAL sharp...But everyone knows that about him already...The short clip I saw of Gabbert on Gruden's Show was kind of a joke...Just Gruden trying to get laughs and showing a clip of Payton Manning coming away from center on Play Action about a half a million times...It sucked...I mean...I understand the point he was trying to make...But we all get it Coach...Move on...

Honestly I've been getting that feeling about Mallett since before his Jr. Year...And I'm not big on conspiracy theories or anything like that...What I do know about Mallett is, based on pure ability and just raw potential, he is a sure fire Top 15 Pick in any NFL Draft...It seems to me like some Teams are doing everything they can to push him into the 2nd Round...I still don't think it's going to work but we'll see soon enough... Also interesting that I live in Charlotte, listen to Sports Talk here religiously, and did not here anything about this till today...You think someone would have called in a Ryan Mallett out-on-the-town-partying-sighting...But who knows...

Based on what Modrak hinted yesterday and what Mike Mayock has come right out and said Gabbert did not have a ton of help last Season...Mayock basically said his O-Line was brutal... No...You are definitely not the only one... Though I do think the fact that Gailey is the HC will help him from reverting too far...

Exactly...Something the completely clueless, deaf, or Fitz-ball-washers around here refuse to admit...How anyone could watch that Presser yesterday, or listen to the quotes out of Nix, Gailey, and Ralph this past year and NOT think QB is at very least a legit possibility at #3 is well beyond my imagination... How many Games did Modrak see Gabbert live just this past Season? You think there may be a little interest there Folks?... Talk about wishful thinking by those who have already written off the QB possibility...It's more like sleep walking...I'm not saying the Bills will take a QB at #3 because I have no idea...But I am saying it's a HUGE debate right now at OBD and it will be for another week...Maybe they go OLB or D-Line in the end...But nothing is certain yet, and I'm guessing the QB's are still a HUGE part of the conversation...

I think Miller is a heck of a Prospect and if The Bills take him they'll find a way to fit him in...Gailey hinted they may even look at moving him inside (next to Poz when he's re-signed I imagine), then have him Rush the Passer on 3rd Down... That being said, I STILL think Miller is an awfully tough sell to Ralph who is on record wanting a Franchise QB...I think far too many Bills Fans are overlooking the Ralph factor in this pick...The Owner wants a Franchise QB...Period...He's on record... So I'm guessing the conversation could go something like this...Nix is going to go to Ralph and say, "Miller is our guy because he can rush the Passer. He may be the next Derrick Thomas" And Ralph is going to say "That's what Modrak's Scouting Department said about Maybin a few years back. He was supposed to be the next Jason Taylor...What about the QB Buddy?" And Nix says something like..."Well, we really like Gabbert but we think it's too high for him here at #3, we need a Starter, and we need an OLB who can Rush the Passer." So Ralph says "We need a Franchise QB more though...We have Moats, Merriman, and we still have Maybin...You do what you think is best...But if Gabbert turns out to be the QB we so greatly need it's not going to go over too well and you know it...I think we should take the QB..." And Buddy takes the QB... It's just a guess...But I can see it going down that way...We'll see though...IF the Bills take Miller it does tell me Nix is completely in charge and Ralph has definitely taken a backseat...

If last years Draft was any indication then I would have to disagree...The Bills made zero effort to hide their love for Spiller, even though half the world thought there was no way they would go that way because it was not a need...If Buddy was so coy he could have completely blindsided the NFL with the Spiller Pick. And as it turned out no one was really surprised by the time they took him...I just don't see Buddy or Chan being the type that wants to play these "smokescreen" Games...When they say they like a Kid you can bet your bottom dollar they mean it...They are not going to volunteer much info, but if you ask them they shoot as straight as they can without giving up exactly what they are going to do...

At this point in Charlotte it would be a HUGE surprise if Newton does not go #1 Overall...I'd say if you polled 10 people in this City 9 would say they fully expect Newton to be the Pick...

Please... You're not comparing Edwards to Gabbert are you?

I will give you credit for one thing...It's the best possible plan to land Andrew Luck...Problem is Fitz is just good enough to pull out one more Game than some other Team that totally sucks and the Bills are right back here next year...Picking 3rd-10th with no Franchise QB and no Luck...If you know what I mean... I'll trust Gailey and Nix on this I guess...But they better hope Gabbert really sucks if they pass on him at #3 or it will likely be their ticket out of town...We'll see soon enough how it all plays out...

Exactly... Like I said above it's REAL simple...IF Gailey and Nix feel Gabbert is a Franchise guy it's a no-brainer Pick for them...They'll be up there with that card in half-a-heartbeat...

I think there's no question they like Gabbert a lot...Well enough to make him the Pick at #3 Overall? Who knows...But they like him a lot...That's obvious...

"Donte Whitner is a terrific player." I wish he had wrote that first...It would have saved me the 2 mins it took to read the thing...

Come on...That's not really saying much is it?... Can we try to reach a little higher for God's sake?...

We'll see...But caps lock or not you're going out on a limb there vs some pretty good NFL Scouts...

So the plan would be Fitz, Thigpen, and Brown at QB for 2011? And you think The Bills are the laughing stock of the NFL now?...

I think those who are writing Mallett off as some kind of one legged country-bumpkin who is going to have a hard time figuring out what sideline his team is on, and even a harder time running to that sideline, are definitely going to be surprised in time...They're going to find out exactly what VERY good SEC Defenses did the past two years...The Kid can play and he's got rare...REALLY rare arm strength...And if you protect him, he can make throws you can't even imagine... There is not going to be a QB for a long, long time with an arm picture perfect made for Buffalo weather the way Mallett's is...I'm not saying he's a shoe-in because it's going to take the right Coach and the right situation for him to excel...But if that happens he's going to be pretty good...Given the right situation and the right Team he's definitely not going to be a joke if you have to play him twice a year... Mallett may very well be boom or bust, but that boom is going to be sonic if it happens...

If Nix and Gailey are truly high on Gabbert he will be the Pick...Period, end of story...They're not going to Draft any Defensive Player ahead of a QB they think will be a Franchise guy in a year or two... If the Bills pass on Gabbert, they simply don't think he's going to be a Franchise guy...Assuming Newton and Dareus are gone, if Miller is the pick, we'll all know exactly what they really think about Gabbert...

Totally agree with this point...And it makes me wonder what Chan and Buddy discuss on this very subject...I'd LOVE to hear the conversations...Because you know Chan wants a top guy who can do it all...What Offensive Coach of his caliber wouldn't? Granted he's the HC...But does anyone think he's not trying to sell the heck out of a Top QB Prospect ASSUMING he likes the guy a ton?

Round #1 - Blaine Gabbert - QB Round #2 - Kyle Rudolph - TE Round #3 - Sam Acho - OLB

I don't think Arizona will go QB in round #1 UNLESS Gabbert is there...That's pretty much what Kurt Warner said last night on NFL Network...And I'm guessing he's got a little insight into that situation...So if The Bills want Gabbert they're probably going to sit and take him at #3...

Also found it interesting that Modrak basically said what Mike Mayock said the other day about Gabbert's numbers this past Season...Modrak hinted in a nice way that Gabbert did not get much help this past year...Mayock was less kind to his Missouri teammates...

Those wins came at the beginning of the Regular Season...Playoff Football is a whole different level...Maybe a level and a half by the time you get to the Championship Game...I know Fitz played well at Baltimore in his 1st start after the bye...But IMHO no way Fitz wins 2 Playoff Games vs. Baltimore and the Jets if he's QBing that Pittsburgh Team...Maybe I'm wrong, but I just can't see it...

I don't think you'll have much to worry about...I'm in Charlotte, and at this point I think it's going to be a shock to this City if they don't take Newton #1 Overall...It seems to be a forgone conclusion...

But they used a designated runner to avoid the risk of falling and breaking a hip...

This is tough because ultimately Ralph is definitely to blame...He hired the dunces... But IMHO the direct reason The Bills are in as bad shape as they are today is due to the Levy/Jauron debacle...Not only were those two almost completely clueless when it came to talent evaluation, they allowed a Scouting Staff to develop that would recommend players like Whitner, Maybin, McLovin, etc., over far more deserving Prospects...I do realize that in the end it was Jauron breaking any potential ties...That was the way Levy set it up...But they also insisted these 1st Round Picks represented a consensus between GM, HC, and the Scouting Department...Think about the incompetence it takes for all those supposed Football minds to agree that Donte Whitner will be a better Pro than Ngata!!! Or that Maybin will be better than Matthews! That's SO ridiculously bad I have a hard time blaming the old man...There's no way you can foresee that kind of ineptitude by men who have dedicated their lives to Pro Football...Just no way...